Miguel M G, Antunes M D, Faleiro M L
MeditBio, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal.
CEOT, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal.
Integr Med Insights. 2017 Apr 24;12:1178633717702869. doi: 10.1177/1178633717702869. eCollection 2017.
The beneficial effects of honey on human health have long been recognized. Today, many of those positive effects have been studied to elucidate its mode of action. This review briefly summarizes the best studied features of honey, highlighting it as an appealing alternative medicine. In these reports, the health benefits of honey range from antioxidant, immunomodulatory, and anti-inflammatory activity to anticancer action, metabolic and cardiovascular benefits, prebiotic properties, human pathogen control, and antiviral activity. These studies also support that the honey's biological activity is mainly dependent on its floral or geographic origin. In addition, some promising synergies between honey and antibiotics have been found, as well as some antiviral properties that require further investigation. Altogether, these studies show that honey is effectively a nutraceutical foodstuff.
蜂蜜对人体健康的有益作用早已得到认可。如今，人们对其中许多积极作用进行了研究，以阐明其作用方式。本综述简要总结了蜂蜜研究得最为充分的特性，强调其作为一种有吸引力的替代药物的地位。在这些报告中，蜂蜜的健康益处包括抗氧化、免疫调节、抗炎活性、抗癌作用、代谢和心血管益处、益生元特性、控制人类病原体以及抗病毒活性。这些研究还表明，蜂蜜的生物活性主要取决于其花源或地理来源。此外，还发现了蜂蜜与抗生素之间一些有前景的协同作用，以及一些需要进一步研究的抗病毒特性。总之，这些研究表明蜂蜜实际上是一种营养食品。
